Marrying A Secret Zillionaire Happy Ever After (Linsey)

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He had a hard time imagining anyone but Linsey having the nerve to throw out a remark like that about Cruz.

“Linsey, Dad…” Jeffery said, ready to speak up for Cruz.

But before he could get another word out, Cruz cut in. “You’re right,” he said, his voice calm and clear, catching everyone off guard.

For a moment, no one moved. No one spoke. They were stunned that Cruz, of all people, had actually sided with Linsey.

Her comment had been a direct jab at his dependability.

Not many fathers would quietly endure such direct criticism from their own child.

was just a passing remark, nothing more. Yet, he surprised everyone by continuing, “Linsey, maybe I haven’t earned the right to call myself your

breath. Years of regret softened the lines on his face. “Four years ago, when Myla and I first learned the truth about you and Carol, Myla fought with everything she had to bring you home. But me? I hardly tried at

said nothing, her mind

it was only Myla’s familiar features that drew her in—an

found out Myla and Cruz were her birth parents, and even then,

always been little more than a name she recognized. From the start, he had never been anything more than a distant figure, someone she happened to be biologically tied to. Even now, that fact changed

kind of bond other daughters spoke about—the closeness she

caught her completely off guard. She hadn’t seen

else, the child we brought up ended up doing things to you that were beyond cruel.” As Cruz mentioned Carol, a storm of guilt and anger twisted across his face. “It doesn’t matter whether you’re our daughter or not. What matters is, we

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“Linsey, the pain we’ve caused you runs deep. We know that. If you decide you can’t forgive us, if you choose to keep your distance from this family, we’ll respect it without question. Even so, we want to give you whatever we can. We just hope your path from here on out is steadier, without more heartache weighing

for a tissue, dabbing away the tears